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A Modest Proposal by James Fallows of The Atlantic

by lenedgerly January 10, 2011

James Fallows, a national correspondent for The Atlantic, yesterday wrote a post on his Atlantic blog titled “A Little Money Can Do a Lot of Good.” In it he described a note which I had emailed to him on behalf of E-Books for Troops as “so sensible, and so modest in its needs, that it [...]

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Always on Sunday: 10 Kindles Awarded to Soldiers in Iraq

by lenedgerly December 1, 2010

When Army Chaplain (Captain) Jim Mitchem filled out our Unit Sponsorship Form in August, he reported that at least 10 soldiers in his unit at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Cobra in Iraq had mentioned the Kindle. He added the following: We are now the only unit in our location on a very remote FOB with [...]

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First Two Kindles Reporting for Duty

by lenedgerly June 28, 2010

We are very excited to announce that PV2 John Liebig and PFC Andrew Kwawu of the 101st Airborne Division are the first two soldiers to be equipped with e-reader technology thanks to contributions to E-Books for Troops!  PV2 Liebig and PFC Kwawu are currently deployed to Afghanistan, and were part of our pilot program which [...]

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Interview with the Co-Founders of E-Books for Troops

by lenedgerly May 10, 2010

Ken Clark and Len Edgerly, co-founders of E-Books for Troops, discuss the past, present, and future of the organization on Episode 94 of The Kindle Chronicles.

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Packing the First Kindles for Shipment to Afghanistan

by lenedgerly April 28, 2010

We have sent our first two Kindles to U.S. soldiers on active duty in Afghanistan, thanks to the support of those who have contributed to the project here at E-Books for Troops. The delivery also contains lights and camo jackets donated to EB4T by M-Edge Accessories. The U.S. Postal Service offers reasonable rates to ship [...]

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Two Kindles Begin Their Long Journey to Afghanistan

by lenedgerly April 14, 2010

This evening at 7:33 Mountain Time I completed the purchase of two Kindle 6-inch e-readers, which will be delivered next week here in Denver.  Also on their way are two camo jackets and two e-Luminator 2 booklights, donated by our partner M-Edge Accessories.  I will also purchase two Amazon gift cards to include in the [...]

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M-Edge Accessories Helps Spread the EB4T Story in New Product Press Release

by lenedgerly April 7, 2010

Our partner, M-Edge Accessories, today is providing some great promotion for E-Books for Troops with a press release released at 8:02 a.m. Eastern Time announcing their new camo line of Kindle covers.  Two of those covers, plus lights, will be arriving here in Denver next week for inclusion in the box I’ll ship to Sgt. [...]

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Welcome to E-Books for Troops!

by lenedgerly March 31, 2010

The e-books initiative formerly known as “Kindles for Kandahar” has a new name, E-Books for Troops (EB4T), as well as a new web site and a new pilot project under way to distribute our first two Kindles to soldiers on active duty with the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) in Afghanistan. We are very excited [...]

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